1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private.

2. Rural Support Plan

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Dr Vera Eory
  Reader in Sustainable Agriculture
  Scotland’s Rural College
• Michael Halliday
  Managing Director
  Scottish Tenant Farmers Association
• Artemis Pana
  National Coordinator
  Scottish Rural Action
• Pete Ritchie
  Director
  Nourish Scotland
• Dr Mike Robinson
  Chief Executive
  Royal Scottish Geographical Society
• Kate Rowell
  Chair
  Quality Meat Scotland
• Professor Steven Thomson
  Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy
  Scotland’s Rural College

3. Rural Support Plan – review of evidence

The Committee will review the evidence heard under agenda item 2.